Earth, Planets and Space

Table 3 Shear wave velocity profiles at JKM, MKM, and SNK

From: Ground motion estimation for the elevated bridges of the Kyushu Shinkansen derailment caused by the foreshock of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake based on the site-effect substitution method

Thickness (m)	Depth (m)	Shear wave velocity (m/s)
(a) SNK
3.8	3.8	130
2.2	6.0	110
2.5	8.5	210
2.3	10.8	100
11.1	21.9	180
6.0	27.9	80
4.4	32.3	130
2.7	35.0	220
–	–	550
(b) MKM
4.0	4.0	140
3.6	7.6	240
3.5	11.1	190
7.1	18.2	250
5.2	23.4	100
2.6	26.0	160
–	–	550
(c) JKM
2.8	2.8	120
3.5	6.3	100
3.5	9.8	230
3.9	13.7	170
6.1	19.8	200
5.9	25.7	80
4.9	30.6	110
1.4	32.0	160
–	–	450

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